A Killing on the Exchange

A Killing on the Exchange
TV tie-in novel
GenreCrime drama
Created byPaul Ableman
Directed byGraham Evans
StarringJohn Duttine
Gavan O'Herlihy
Tim Woodward
Lesa Lockford
Siân Phillips
Charlie Dore
Kenneth Farrington
Jaye Griffiths
Kim Thomson
Joss Ackland
Adam Blackwood
Theme music composerRichard Harvey
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerJohn Rosenberg
CinematographySpencer Chapman
Running time50 minutes
Production companyAnglia Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release6 March (1987-03-06) –
10 April 1987 (1987-04-10)

A Killing on the Exchange is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 6 March 1987, that aired on ITV.[1] The series was written by Paul Ableman and produced by Anglia Television.[2]

The series also starred Tim Woodward, Siân Phillips, Kenneth Farrington, Jaye Griffiths, Kim Thomson and Joss Ackland in supporting roles. A tie-in novel, also written by Paul Ableman, was published on 19 February 1987.[3] Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.

Premise

The series centres on the ambitious, flinty City of London Detective Superintendent Lance Thorne (John Duttine), who is called in to investigate the murder of merchant banker Charles Makepeace (Michael Gough), a top financier whose death uncovers a web of deceit and double dealing in the high-flying world of banking and international finance, where jealousy and lust are rife amongst the suspects. Among the suspects are two young bankers - Londoner John Field and Dan Maitland, the privileged son of a billionaire American banker.

Cast

Episodes

EpisodeTitleWritten byDirected byOriginal airdate
1"Episode 1"Paul AblemanGraham Evans6 March 1987 (1987-03-06)
2"Episode 2"Paul AblemanGraham Evans13 March 1987 (1987-03-13)
3"Episode 3"Paul AblemanGraham Evans20 March 1987 (1987-03-20)
4"Episode 4"Paul AblemanGraham Evans27 March 1987 (1987-03-27)
5"Episode 5"Paul AblemanGraham Evans3 April 1987 (1987-04-03)
6"Episode 6"Paul AblemanGraham Evans10 April 1987 (1987-04-10)

References

  1. ^ "Itvstudios".
  2. ^ "A Killing on the Exchange Part 1 (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ A Killing on the Exchange: Amazon.co.uk: Ableman, Paul: 9780586073285: Books. ASIN 0586073280.